“When I got back into the town, I went straight to see my confessor, Paqueral. I was very distressed at the many English who had died without confession and blessing. I was in tears, and Paqueral heard my confession. I told him to tell our soldiers that they must confess their sins and give thanks to God, and if they did not do this, I would leave them. I also ordered that all the prostitutes were to be expelled from the army’s camp.”
“You also told Paqueral that the siege would be over and the English gone within the next five days, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I did. I told him that since the following day, 5 May, was the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, I would make no war that da out of respect for the Feast.
“Later in the day, I wrote one more letter to the English and tied it to an arrow
